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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05
A MAN WITH A MEMORY.
CAPTURE OF A SUPPOSED SPY IN
SIDE THE FEDERAL LINES.

The Suspect Answers Every Question "as
Straight as String''-Algcbra in 4,
Boot-Rcpeating the Roll-Entrappcd
at Last.
Just before Sherman advanced on his
Georgia campaign man supposed to be q
Confederate spy was one lny arrested in a
Union camp. He was i'll Federal uniform,
but his look and language were unmistakably
southern. He claimed to belong to rcgi-
melit i'll another camp about two miles away,
and lie was sent to the guard house until his
assertion could be verified or disprovet 1t
was i'll the camp of Wisconsin regiment
that the spy, who gave his nalae as George
Swift, was arrested lie had come there o.
tensibly to visit friends, but some of the boys
had seen him slyly taking notes. and he ha,l
asked such questions rs no private Federal
soldier would have any use for The boys
had 10 sooner got tho idea that the stranger
was spy Than they gave information to me,
and l put him under arrest. saw at a
glance that he was of southern birth. This
was not so much against him, for at that time
VIC had plenty of Tennessee and Kentucky
men with us.
"What command do you belong to! !
asked
"The --th Illinois. he replied
asked what brigade and division, who was
his captain and various other things, and lie
returned what seemed TO he straight answers
to every question When | asked who he
bad come TO visit i'll the Wisconsin regiment
lie was lame He mentioned the name of a
man no one had ever heard of. 1T was OH
this point alone that held him \ messen
y IN ~.
named. and in about al hour lie appeared
The supposed spy was taken to the tent of the
/ brigade general, and as soon as brought face
to face with the captain lie saluted and said
Capt. Morton, the people here seem 10
think am Il rebel spy"
And who are you:" querie.l the captain
plainly ustoni,hed
"Do you ask that" reproachfuly inquired
the man. "Who should | be but George
Swift of your own company
"You can't be. never saw YOU before in
my life
"Why, Capt Norton
The two men looked at each other us il
doubling their own senses, and the general
asked of Swift
pany::'
AOui iiioious, uOWll us il Tc
cruit from Pekin"
"Who is your orderly sergeant
"Sergt White, sir"
| "Who are your commissioned oflccrs.'
"Capt. Morton, First Lieut.. Green, an,
Lieut.. Davis Tho latter is home on fur
| lough"
"How many men i'll the companyf
"Fifty.eight, sir"
WtVhp pra vo,r font ,,,toclo
"Oscar Jackson, Thomas Parker, and job,
Pridgeon'
Swell, captainr qleried the general, as Ii,
turned to Capt. Morton.
The captain was clean beat. Ho was deat
sure that no such man belonged to his CON
pany, and yet the suspect had answered every
question MS straight us string.
"Ill stake my life that never saw this MAJ,
before" the captain finally answered, "anl ]
know every man in my company by numc.'
The spy was ordered to strip to his shirt, and
for the first time his GOODNESS seemed to dcser,
him. He reproachcd tho captain for per
mitting this indignity, but slowly disrobed
In ono Of his boot legs was IL pocket, aud il
this pocket We found paper bearing figure.
as follows:
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05
There arc over 100 asylums and homes for
una'i''>. friendless men and women and ill.,
curubles in New York

The pIartir" in ,h" schools and at home Of
,oNinc cli,,!rci!'s cals is n too COMMON form
of punishment, practired by irritable and
Ignorant persons. The drum OF the ear is of
paper like thnness, and it may be, AMI has
bccn i'll number Of cascs, Iup.nrei by n
single light slap on the side Of the head, in
durable deafness re>uiting rs 4 cons. quence.
All strokes on th" icads OF helpless children
are not only brutal, but criminal Physical:
in t'lob" Democrat
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05
Death of Gen. Phil kcar,v

Tia" death Of Gen. Phil Kcarny at Chan.
tiy ha- always been srouded in mys-
terry "" vas killed instantly, but the
circumstances which led to his death have
hitherto been kept very quiet. Gen. Pierco
Young, Of Georgia, has just returned from
81. Petersburg, where he was United States
consul general He was Confederate officer
iuring the war, md says that ut Chantilly
he aud his command Unexpectedly sur
rounded kealny and his staff Young, who
had been rlas.nlute and friend Of kearny,
nlot;oned to the Union general to escape.
kearny saw the signal, but before lie could
take advantage Of it was shot dead by the
rebel trools.--Ncw York World
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\ snn Francisco llnh

Sun Francis has Il luu-' ro,nncndable
club. called the ">:lt :i"er, Ii /, Il waik
ing club, "ili 10 Imitation fees and np '.t':-,
the only requisite Icing that each mcnber
hrimc lis lunch on thcrr;;u'nr wc"~.y tnsrl!e.
TIN club recently assembled Mount Tamt;,ll pals,
from which one may overlook san francisco
and the surrounding country for fifty mics
-.ch..a,.o uelall
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

N"i "He'' !r'ik ira''> require more scrupu-
i9ui care t..i'n t.r coffee pot. 1t may be
iA.-'d Htl": o;trn t.i,l" oi u>i!l,, and vet be
iaf iioh c',.i. I.lei" is an oily property
"b'it ''ii",' W!sl'n ;''icrcs i'll spite of rnsins
"'!t. VA '',!. SEQ tbs for yourself by taking
's!'..'',, llS .cl l.'.t that ha, been >ol time
NJ l!-r U!.i'',s i las been very carefully kept
ami IuH y ~ init r.iiiaIis to 1t {; sort Of black
;5ej,-e ,,.vt t.~wml. this will cone off if you
l'ih ! '"ih rs5tu'i the ii.ide. Now this de
p IL, lsr s'Ine reason wliirh | should like to
aaN@ eH la"md, destroys the fragrance, color
:uj i'.vo! o! Coffee Ii You see Your coffee
10 - hlaetcMel instead of ru,l,ly brown, you
VI. nov il vii! be flaw yorless, however
: ~.
j .ecl tn black oil ilom'tle pot it must
h. ai! Wan,'i mot rinsedI, s,.alded ami
dii f.r'n porr of French coffee pot
~-.u.l i'r separately dried before it is put
u"aV. II lach''i together We. the strainers
''I, in time give II metallic taste. Another
= =n.Ja for gi-at care is that without it the
raitlri- get clo..ged and the coffee will not
s. ;A., ral.
!. Y u ttI.l yo;r coif"c pot has been neg.
j'@t'i !J a licc OF washing soda rs large as
i, se.',5 mt into hot water; set the straners
ii il, le' tEcm stand on the stove for hours
ia. "a" so'i!a IN Tie coffee pot; tLen rub and
b.,;a.' 'la Till t;la wire gauze is clear and all
tue tlach irnoHrd; then run boiling water
slowly tAronsl. and dry it. Let the care be
s.Ss.!g aitrrwar'. Tho grease will not form
tti vii the S;luza fiji up, iia pint or so Of
hJla., >f;ter is poured through every morn
IL, ;.!:d it is dried before being put away.
l'-l water is worse than Useless, us it sets tho
o4 '3oA:.ia-es the coffee pot is put away
c-.aHtiy o. j, leaves tile table, with left over
r3!i',e il il. This Should never Be.
IL drying the coffee pot, or warming it, be
careful 'iot TO let it get too hot, oi there will
b. the favor Of burnt coffee to spoil the bev-
rraGe for that occasion.-Gocd Housekeeping
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

The novel reading young girl, when thrown
into the society of II young man, is apt to be
ut once overpowercd with the consciousness
that he is Il young :nan and she IL young
woman; that he might fall in love with her
and she with him. AS result of the thought,
she will Immediately assume dcnleanor and
personality altogether different from that
natural to her.
Girls, talk to 1l!e Young men you meet rs
unalfectedly as You do to the boy friends of
yosr brothers. or, if you lave no brothers,
and, therefore, no brothers friends, as You do
to the neighbor lad who, mayhap, does
chores for Your father. Do not imagine
when you meet II gentleman that your con-
vcr>ation must be remarkable ny unusual to
he entertaining. The hearing of an intelli-
gent, gracious gentlewoman is one always to
he cultivated, hut th, should he your every
day behavior. You should have no company
manner Assume no extra kinks of lie
nleanor sin,ry because You are i'll the society
of young gentleman instead of Il young
lady.
Do not SUPPOSE tia, the strange gentleman
you meet is Il typical novel hero. He is 10
more hero of romance than you are Il hero
inc You are hV;i JUS; plain. every day
humanity. Don't gct foolish notions that you
are anything but ordinary clay, and try to
act like The Young person who figured aschief
character il, your last novel.-Janet Dale III
Chicago News
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

| have heard mothers declare that they
never found time TO reui to their little ones;
and to tell them IL story would have seemed Il
frightfml waste of time, and have looked mt
the rutll'> on ,!' rnaforc> aid skirts of those
little olies and reflected that the ironing alone,
to say nothing of lh" making, of those he
rntilcd garments would take NOR" time than
the reading OF telling nj many stories.
am not 10y amy means IA model house
keeper, but my children love their home. AMI
although the paint is Sometimes grim aud
tho windows ,lingy, my boys, who are we'll
grown lads, declare tina, ilmy find no place so
PLEASANT do no, .leny ,hu, it is II cross to IL
woman to look at un'ionc work, but like most
crosses. the longer and more chccrtuliy you
rarry ii til" lghleri. grows. Let the making
uf your h"n. ho Your first work. tie care Of
your hnusc the second. and vour husband and
little ONES will Inc tie happier When YOU find
that You atc cverw"lking yourself, use your
ingenuity iii discovering how many things
ran he left unlonr. Ii were n man would
sooner pat UP with considerable good, honest
dirt, tllan with the signs and groans Of II
physically exhausted woman. for the women
who wui'l; Themselves ito death" are seldom
such lcroiNcs as not t" tell OF it.-bctruil
E>rna ID,nuu
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

Three Fremchmen, WHO wcr" s:niyin. Il vol
umc Of Shakespeare in thci, native langung"
.ndcavoreI to translat" into Emgii,h the vel
known "ienil. to Hamlet, so,llp'iuy 10 L.
or not 10 be- The following wa, the result:
Frs: Frcnchniau: 10 was, pr to am Sue
ond FrcnchMnan: 10 where, or is not.
Third Frcnchman: "To should, OF not to
wiil"-Exchangc.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

There were four or five sets of these memo
runtla, running from Id" to I'D" When
asked to explain the meaning Of them, Le said
they were some old examples in algebra he
had been working out with the boys In Il
few minutes we were satisfied that the paper
read: artillery i'll first division, twent, seven
pieces" The "l' stood for infantry, un, the
"C' for cavalry. We were satisfied, and yet
We were not, for Us soon as we made it out
the way have given it TO you, Swift said
General, Capt. Morton does not seem to
be good hand to remember faces. Will you
please send for the orderly sergeant and my
tent mates: Ii can't show by them that
lave been with Company q four months you
can order he hung as n spy
Tho cool proposition staggered the general
Had we discovered the paper in the mans
pocket instead of his boots he would have been
allowed to walk of. That discovery looked
suspicious, and he was ordered back to the
guard house and the persons sent for. Two
hours later he was confronted with the orderly
sergeant
Sergeant, do you know this mani" asked
the general.
"No, sir"
"lsnt he Il member of your companyl'
"No, sir.'
Swift actually grilned as if il were a good
joke, and said:
perhaps have changed skins with some
body since came out of camp this morning.
Sergt White, your given name is Thomas.
You came from Chicago. You have been
twice wounded. Your father was down to
see you last week. You get love letters from
your girl in Gaesburg, You are y, years
old You have brother Ben in Company T..
Hear me call the roll of our company: All
bright, Allison, Andrews Arkwright, Bcment,
Beamer Bostwick, Carter, CorIiss. Collins.
Costigan, Cummerford'-
And the man ratified of forty OF fifty
names as fast as lie could speak. and lie got
them all correct, too The sergeant looked
from his captain to the prisoner, and then
pinched himself to see if lie was awake or
asleep.
"I-l never saw him before he finally
stammered, but he must belong to the com
pany."
"Well, take him back to camp with you,
sergeant observed the general. "Hold on,
though, didn't we send for his tent mates!"
''They are here, SIR
swell, we'll ses ii they recognize him"
The three men were brought in, and inside
Of five minutes Swift was doomed man. He
had come into camp four or five days pre-
vious, claiming to lie looking for friend,
and had bribetl the boys to let him into the
tent. He made his excursions through the
division from this point He must have been
man with n wonderful memory, and be had
gained oceans of information, without SEEM
ing to pump anybody. He tried to brave it
out against the three men, but other members
Of the company were sent for, and his nerve
ptl Loot feyoY NUny rpNf t;p1v
vened and four days after his capture Swift
was hung While be died game and would
admit nothing, it was satisfactorily settled
that he came from Johnson's army, and that
he was old in the business. was at the
foot of the gallows as he mounted it, and
when the moose was put over his head
heard him sny:
"Gentlemen, it's d-d fine morning to
start OIL such journey as mine"-New crk
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NOTHING NEW.

Where is nothing new to me said ono,
Gravely quoting threadbare Solomon
There is nothing new beneath the SUM-"
"th. what foolish wisdom this" cried.
"Adagcs are polnpous robes that hide
The nothingnrSS of that which goes inside
Nothing is new? NuSilvcr second falls
Thinking through Great IONS cchuing halls
but something blooms; some voice awakrs and
calls.
Spring, when she floats acros, the hills and seas
Hangs not her last wears garlunlS ON he trees
Last autmn's fruits were not he twins of tn. Sc
"N"thng is new: Ingenious sophst, go,
Int mp Your cradles co,rrltt of snow
Is this ti'" hai" y"u lost 81 long ago."
-.tnunymlous
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

When the carpets have been thoroughly
swept go orei them with n lamp flannel
mop; this will remove nil dust and brighten
the co!ors
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

Alexander II. Stephens, Of Georgia, had u
ImSr" man named Horny, who was very fond
Of p"s1nm hnntimg-a perfect Niinrol in that
line. Having, rs usual, gone out for that
purpose, IL was not long before his dogs struck
a track and soon trce,l. The huI.t.r, having
arrived at the tree, deliberately laid down his
torch, and drawing his ux from his shoulder,
easer for the game, began laying on to fell
IL. lic had not given more than one or two
cuts, when, to his CONSERVATION, be heard a
voice from above, saying: 'lf you won't
let the dogs bite me III come down and clip
you cut the tree down" Thunders:ruck and
amazed, I'll" huntani,li dropped his nx, and
made douhle quick tim" f,r home. 1t turned
out III the sequel tln. another negro, Il r,l.a-
way, hearing tn 1"es, took To Il trco, unl
thr poesu:n WIS trtoi III another about ten
Zee; oil; the runaway, seeing no other person
but The huntcI come up, yoluntecird his
tervice, TO help him. Eilt Nimrpd thought
The 'varlnintH Was entirely tpp oLiisiu., on
thar va, II sho>: som. whr about Ben:
p"r!ey Poor.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05
Large Vessels Better than small Ones.

Large Vessels Better than small Ones.
The tendency u discoutinu" the building
AMI Use Of small vessels for ocean transI,oItn-
ton, aud the inability Of such vessels 10 COM
pcte wi Ii vessels Of larger tonnage. is shown
by the stutcAcnt that wlilc II steamer If
from 200 or 300 tons requires one sailor for
very l9.s tons, a steamer u from sODto 900
tons requires but one snlor for every 4 j
tons. In like manner, while n sailing vessel
o: from 300 to 300 tons requires one sailpr for
very aS.o tons Il sailing vessel of h''e tm"S
the size. or from 900 to 500 tons, require,
Lut one sailor for every CO.'S tons And as il
is also claimed that other economics in the
construction Of the bull or the rigging AMI in
repairing, arc concurrent with the reduction
.. crews 1t is not difficult to understand why
II is that large vessels are cnucd to earn t,
percentage Of profit with rates of i,li
"hich, IN the case of small vrs5e.s would In
"vitably entail Popular Science
Monthly
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05
rrnn.r r,r,u tn. Meals.

The time to give children their breakfast
is hot the moment they are dressed: let them
have Il little frolc With til" "patcr," and
come TO the table with warmed blood and
beaming facc<, for appetite will be Eelpcl
thereby ILey should not be hurried
through their meals. nor made to eat more
than the appetite Graves. Nor, if they refu,e
good plain food, should they I've allowed dain-
ties i'll its place Ii the appetite for plain
food be spoiled by indiscriminate feeling, it
is hard to re-estab!sl, it.
The less they driuk with their meals the
better: hut copious draughts Of gool water
between n,aal: will benefit. No child, or
person, should eat whc. orsrLeated or
fatigued Rest fully half an hour to rcrukef-
ate power TO digest the food.
All hour of roinring after the supper,
which should be no later than ) o'clock, will
help TO insure quiet sleep. p.--Demorest's
Monthly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

1t is the fashion for the most ultra fash
ionahle women nowadays to retain their
maiden for their middle name.n Some of
these ladies' have been astonished to hear that
tie innovation was first started and became
widely use.l by the suffrage women of this
country, who thought it best to retain even
this slight hold upon their identity. The
shocked and surprised fashion.bie> are of the
class that are uncomscio..si. using and utiliz-
ing many of the changes that have been
slowly brought about by their indetatiSable
sisters of stronger views S-HartforI Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

1t Frequently happen, that painters splash
the plate 81 other gla>s win'iows when they
arc painting the saahe.. :Nhcl. .uel. is the
case, melt some soda il. very hot ~atei and
wash them with it, using a soft flannel. 1t
will entirely remove the paint
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

When the knives ami forks air stained
with egg scour them with common table salt.
Medicine stains can he removed from spoons
in tho saWe r.anler.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-05

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"Hra'o 'r is"re"e i'aadns. rj-isr.
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nE. VICTOR II. $50 IL Nhi.
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Attorney 1T Law,
D!rhl%."> - A.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-10
A Remarkable Family Record.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Noticing from
time TO time accounts of the sacrifices made by
patriotic families for the cause of the Union
during the dark days of the rebellion, am
prompted 10 call attention TO one of those fam
lilies. the father of whom now, at the ripe old
age of 81, lives at South Charleston, Clark Co.,
o. Isaac Hendrick, the father, and nine of his
sons served well his country, as follows:
Isaac, enlisted September, 1852, and served
as Squirrel Hunter"
David, 10th Ill. Dead.
William l., 26th Ohio. Now in Hannibal,
No.
Joseph, Goth Ohio I.arned. Kan.
Henry, 26th Ohio. Killed at Manassas Gap,
Va
p. L., Co. B. 4th Ohio Cav. Now at Nashville,
Tenn.
John NJ, Co. b, 18th Ohio Cav. Now at
Hutchinson, Kan.
Charles W., Co. I, LIST Ohio Cav Killed at
Nashville, Tenn.
ID. b. 5ith Ohio. Killed at Nashville
Joshua, lSsth Ohio Dead.
This is an unusal sacrifice made by one grand
old man, who only regrets that he could do no
more. Yet with all his patriotic devotion TO
our common and reunited country he does not
receive one cent iof recognition at the hands
of a government he contributed so much to
save-T. ID. MCGILLIcuDDY, Senior A. ID. G.
Department Commander, GAR, Columbus, D.
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Union Veteran Legion.

The following order has been issued. dated
Headquarters Encampment No. 2, Union Vet
eran Legion, 3l2 North Broad street, Philadel-
phia, Feb. 81, 1857:
General Orders No. q
L. In compliance with the revised Rules aud
Regulations the following officers were duly elected
and installed for the year 1857: Colonel Command
ing, j. &. Aitken, Behgh avenue and Gunrer's Run !;
Lieutenant Colonel. Christian Klein, 1850 Iarland
street; Major, Robert Is. Wallace, 2g52 Sergeant
street; Officer Of the Day. William l.. Van Hagen
22B9 Lawrence street; Quartermasier. q. J. r. Mil
Ter. 1863, Frankford avenue; Chaplain, Jesse r.
Mllisen, 422l Market street; Officer Of the Guard
John w. Berry. South Third street
IL The following appointments are announced I:
AdJutant, III. q. Williams, 2l30 North Seventh
street; Sergeant Major, $. S. Byrnes 20i9 East
Cumberland street; QuarternasterS Sergeant Chas
III. OFT, 224s North Fifth street. Color Bearer Jerry
Fisher, 22l6 lngersoll street; Sentinel George IL
Brown, 1888 Wylie street
Committee Relief-Comradcs John Stewart
johnson Rooney, Joseph Kline.
Committee on Guevance-C Comrades w III Boil
ton Vim. Emsley. J. A. McPherrAn
Committee on EnteTtainment-P &. Daniel Cald-
well. Il. L. Williams James Thompson
Committee on State OF the Legion-P C. John
Taylor, John Rebel, John 3 French, H. X Reakirk,
Ia. &. IIansel
The Encampment meets every fourth TUESDAY,
evening. AT La Lu Temple Hail. No. 3l2 North
Broad street at o'clock. The next regular meet
ing will be held on Feb. % Mt which every mem-
Der is requested 10 be peresent.
by order of Colonel Commanding j. c. AIrKEs.
H. Il. WILLIAMS, Adjutant
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were as follows President. Mrs Faunce; s. W
F., Mrs. .cdillan; J. V.-P., Mrs. GrosyenOr; ;
Sec. Miss Curry: Treas. Ms, odelli Chap.
Mrs Months Asst Con-, Mrs. Burger; VI, =. -
Houghton A. G., Mrs. Paige. Senior Vice
Commander odell. Department OF the Potomac,
GAR, acted as Installing Officer. The En-
ployment and Relief Committees have done a
noble work, relieving many families in direst
distress Tho net proceeds Of successful con-
cert NEARLY S75) aided much in this work. The
accession of members the past month was I'M
usually large.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
Steven Mosier, First Lieutenant Co B, 5th
Ohio, Jamestown. Mercer Co., Pa, has been
in the city visiting his old comrades.
Coz. Ga. w. L. Vernon, Past Commander of
the Department OF Maryland, was in the city
last week attending to some private hHsincss-
He resides at No. 80. ST. Paul street. Baltimore.
He was one of the many loyal Msrylanders
who resided about Frederick, Nd, and went
in for the Union heart and soul. He was a
member of Coles cavalry, and had an eye shot
out in fight with Mosby, in which the guer-
rilla got badly whpt.